Hopping Mad Over Line-Jumping

Readers Wonder Why Air Crews Get to Cut,
But Pilots Defend One of Their Lonely Perks

By

Scott McCartney

Updated Dec. 22, 2006 12:01 a.m. ET

Most of the time it's pretty obvious when a story is a story. But this week's Middle Seat drew different reactions from different editors, some uncertain whether airport workers and flight crews cutting in line at security checkpoints was a concern to travelers. Even my wife didn't quite get it.

After all, many travelers have no qualms about it. But in my many, many conversations with road warriors, I had become convinced that this...